It’s just about impossible to discuss sketch comedy without bringing in Monty Python. Everyone from The Simpsons’ Matt Groening to Tina Fey to Jim Carrey has cited the comedy troupe as an influence.

Gray Harrison is a journalist, critic, and creative writer based in Seattle. She has a Master’s degree in Cultural Reporting and Criticism from NYU. While pursuing an arts journalism career, Gray ...

This is the world of Monty Python, the comedy troupe whose wildly popular “Flying Circus” telelvision show exported some of Britain’s most bizarre humor around the world. Debuting in 1969 and becoming ...

Eric Idle, a founding member of the iconic comedy group Monty Python’s Flying Circus, often contemplates whether extraterrestrial life possesses a sense of humour. "I think the answer must be yes, ...

LONDON (AP) — And now for something completely different: Britain’s Royal Mail has issued stamps celebrating the absurdist comedy of Monty Python. The 10-stamp series announced on Thursday celebrates ...

With the Hollywood Bowl as a backdrop, Eric Idle, dressed as a reporter, takes viewers on a colorful look back at the classic skits that made him the “funniest of the Python boys.” The special ...

Monty Python is not a man. Monty Python is six men. Consisting of British actors Graham Chapman John Cleese Eric Idle Terry Jones Michael Palin and American Terry Gilliam the hugely influential comedy ...